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S.Korea To Receive THAAD Missile Radar Component By Month-end
March 8, 2017 @ 02:08 PMUS has planned to deliver "X-band" radar, a main component of the advanced US missile defense system, by end of this month to South Korea. The two missile launchers and other equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system arrived Monday night, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul,
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CIA Hacked Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft Platforms: Wikileaks
March 8, 2017 @ 01:05 PMThe US CIA has hacked into Users computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung, according to Wikileaks. Wikileaks published thousands of documents that describe methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes,
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Inability To Acquire F-35 Jet May Be Pushing UAE Towards Russian...
March 3, 2017 @ 02:31 PMThe US reluctance to include UAE in the F-35 eco-system, may be pushing the gulf nation towards Russia for the co-development of a next-generation fighter aircraft. Russia and the United Arab Emirates will get down to joint work on a future light 5th generation jet on the basis of MiG-29 as of 2018, Chief of the Rostec corporation, Sergey Chemezov was quoted as saying by Tass late last month
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India Looking To Export Home-Made Weapons Locating Radar
March 3, 2017 @ 02:27 PMIndia is looking to export its ‘Swati radar which can provide accurate location of all enemy weapons in a 50-km range. SWATI will track all enemy weapons like mortars, shells and rockets firing within in its effective zone of coverage and simultaneously handle multiple projectiles fired from different weapons at different locations
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Brazilian Air Force Starts KC-390 Airlifter Aerial Refueling Tests
March 3, 2017 @ 12:26 PMThe Brazilian air force has started testing aerial refueling capabilities of Embraers KC-390 airlifter. "Since the F-5M and KC-390 have different envelopes, it is necessary to find a third envelope, at the intersection of the between the two aircraft, to carry out refueling," Lt
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India's Jindal To Manufacture High Nitrogen Steel For Armour Applications
March 1, 2017 @ 11:36 AMIndia's Jindal Stainless (Hisar) today has entered into the defence sector by signing the License agreement with Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence which entails transfer of technology for manufacturing High Nitrogen Steel (HNS) for Armour applications. The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Minister of State for Defence, Dr
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Leonardo To Deliver AESA Radar For North African User’s Unmanned Rotorcraft
March 1, 2017 @ 10:56 AMAustrian-based Schiebel has selected Leonardo to deliver its active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar technology for armed forces of an African Nations Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS). PicoSAR radar will be used to support border-monitoring and anti-terrorism surveillance missions
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Leonardo Challenges Canada Govt's Decision To Buy Airbus' C-295W Transport Aircraft
February 24, 2017 @ 03:03 PMLeonardo has filed notice of legal action in January, after having failed in a bid to replace Canada's fixed-wing search and rescue fleet. The company is challenging the Liberal government's decision last fall to buy 16 new C-295W transports manufactured by rival Airbus Defence and Space
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Safran’s Patroller Drone To Get Leonardo’s AESA Radar
February 20, 2017 @ 02:47 PMLeonardo has been selected by Safran Electronics & Defense to provide the PicoSAR AESA (E-Scan) radar for its Patroller Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The radars will be used by the French Forces, which selected the Patroller in April 2016
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Steam catapult For China's Second Aircraft Carrier
February 16, 2017 @ 03:14 PMChina has set to develop second indigenous aircraft carrier 'Type 002', which features three steam catapults. The communist country has plans to launch the aircraft carrier in 2021
Australia Fires Precision Strike Missile from HIMARS for First Time
Russia Upgrades Iran-Origin Shahed Drones for Stealthier, Deadlier Attacks on Ukraine
U.S. Approves $4.67B NASAMS Missile Sale to Egypt
U.S. Oks Sale of M109 Howitzer Overhaul, Air Defense Sustainment worth $330M...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...